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Combined authority mayors representing South Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and the East Midlands have come together to launch a new partnership agreement covering the Peak District National Park which is shared across the three areas. Mayor of the East Midlands Claire Ward, Andy Burnham, Mayor of … [Read more...]

The Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson, has praised students across the Trafford and Stockport College Group for their “impressive stories of hard work, ambition, and achievement” during a visit made on last week’s results day. Speaking after meeting learners at the Group’s … [Read more...]

New funding from Great British Energy will support more public buildings across Greater Manchester to be upgraded with green technology. The £695,000 funding boost will enable a wide range of clean energy upgrades at key public and community sites across Greater Manchester, including libraries, … [Read more...]

Tandem Investments, the developer behind Stockport town centre office space, STOK, have sold their Trafford Park industrial building to a national food ingredients operator. The scheme, TP18, comprises an 18,327 sq ft unit plus a 1.8 acre yard and was acquired by Tandem last year after undergoing … [Read more...]

A new initiative, Grad Recharge, has launched to support out-of-work STEM graduates into digital careers in Greater Manchester. Delivered by Manchester Digital in partnership with Pathways CIC and commissioned by Manchester City Council, the Grad Recharge programme is fully-funded by the UK … [Read more...]

Azets, the UK top 10 accountancy and advisory Group, has appointed a new Director and made an internal promotion within its North West offices. Becca Murdoch (pictured, left) has joined Azets as a Director of Tax, bringing more than 20 years of specialist experience in R&D tax relief. She … [Read more...]

Projects aimed at supporting the city-region's foundational economy have been awarded grant funding from Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) totalling £275,000. Twenty-five businesses and organisations from across Greater Manchester have been awarded grants of up to £11,000 from the … [Read more...]

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has started a procurement process for a £1.6 billion contract infrastructure that will help to maintain and grow the Metrolink tram network. The contract covers Metrolink’s asset renewals programme, which includes replacing key infrastructure – such as … [Read more...]